KEYSTONE XL: Here's Everything You Need To Know About The Ambitious Oil Pipeline That Has America Divided

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The U.S. and Canada are still awaiting a decision on the construction of Transcanada's Keystone XL pipeline, which would deliver cheap Canadian crude oil to the midwest and the Gulf Of Mexico ports.

However, Alberta can't get all that oil to the people who want it.

Keystone XL offers a way to get that oil to the rest of the world. Much of the pipeline is either already built or underway.

The pipeline will extend from the top to the bottom of the country. Two sections starting from Steele City, Nebraska were completed years ago, and Keystone broke ground on the third one that will extend to the Gulf last year.

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But one section — the longest — hasn't been built yet because it crosses the Canadian border, and the State Department and President Obama must approve any trans-national infrastructure projects.